Israel’s Elections Underway with Military Voting

Analysts Weigh in With Risks and Highlights

Elections for Israel’s 21st Knesset were underway Saturday evening as voting began at IDF bases 72 hours before polls opened for the general public. The final polls released ahead of the elections last Friday showed a dead heat between the incumbent Likud party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Blue and White party of Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid as Israelis received a flurry of last minute campaign ads on their phones, TVs and computers, as well as in the traditional print and radio media.

Here are some videos giving some analysis of the issues at stake in this Israeli election